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Ukraine accuses Russia of blocking POW returns, calls propaganda claims 'absolute lies'

Russia is not interested in returning its prisoners of war, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said in a comment to Ukrinform on June 15.

16 June 2024, 11:40 AM

Ukraine returns home Mariupol policewoman kept in captivity for more than 2 years

Mariana Checheliuk, an investigator from Mariupol who sought refuge from Russian shelling in the underground facilities of Azovstal in 2022, has been released from captivity, according to the Grunt (Soil) Telegram channel on May 31.

31 May 2024, 06:05 PM

Sixty-five soldiers and 10 civilians returned from Russian captivity in prisoner swap

Sixty-five soldiers and officers, and 10 civilians, including 5 women, have been returned from Russian captivity in the latest prisoner swap between Kyiv and Moscow, Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) spokesperson Andriy Yusov said on national television on May 31.

31 May 2024, 05:12 PM

Zelenskyy announces return of 75 Ukrainians from Russian detention

Ukraine repatriated 75 Ukrainians from Russian captivity, including four civilians, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on X on May 31.

31 May 2024, 03:26 PM

Ukraine returns 10 Mariupol and Azovstal defenders in latest prisoner exchange

Ukraine returned home 19 defenders of Zmiiniy (Snake) island, 14 defenders from Chornobyl NPP and other soldiers captured on the frontlines, Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak wrote on Telegram on May 31.

31 May 2024, 02:49 PM

Prisoner exchange halted, Russia blames Ukraine for suspension

The prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine "has been suspended for several months," said Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova at a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Society Development, the Russian propaganda agency Interfax reported on May 29.

29 May 2024, 05:15 PM

Ukraine seeks new mediators to bring Mariupol heroes home

Ukraine is seeking new intermediaries to help secure the return of all defenders of Mariupol, the Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on national television on May 23.

23 May 2024, 06:44 PM

Ukraine to discuss 'all-for-all' POW swap at Swiss peace summit — Zelenskyy

A potential “all-for-all” prisoner-of-war exchange between Ukraine and Russia will be discussed at the June peace summit in Switzerland, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on May 3.

4 May 2024, 02:43 AM

Ukraine’s intelligence chief backs Pope’s ‘all for all’ POW exchange, Russia unlikely to agree

Head of Ukrainian military’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), Kyrylo Budanov, supported Pope's initiative to exchange prisoners in “all for all” format, as he mentioned in an interview with the German TV channel ARD published on April 7.

7 April 2024, 05:55 PM

Russia exploiting prisoner swap issue to destabilize Ukraine by contacting POW families – ombudsman

Russia is using the issue of prisoner exchange to undermine the situation in Ukraine, telling relatives that it is allegedly ready to return the soldiers, while Kyiv is blocking the process, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets reported on Telegram on March 16.

16 March 2024, 07:55 PM

Russia ready to hand over bodies of fallen Ukrainian defenders from crashed IL-76

Russia has declared its readiness to hand over to Ukraine the bodies of the fallen Ukrainian soldiers, who allegedly died in the crash of an IL-76 military transport plane in Belgorod Oblast on Jan. 24, Russian propaganda agency RIA Novosti stated on March 1, citing Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova.

1 March 2024, 11:35 AM

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